About Emilio de Villota
Emilio de Villota Ruíz is a Spanish former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1976 and 1982. De Villota first arrived on the international motor sport scene in 1972, when he raced a SEAT 124 SC, in the 4 Horas de Jarama, a round of the European Touring Car Championship. In 1977, de Villota developed a more ambitious project that would make him one of the first Spaniards to participate in Formula 1 after drivers such as Alfonso de Portago and Alex Soler-Roig. De Villota would qualify for just two of these Grands Prix, the first was his home event, Gran Premio de España, where he would finish 13th, albeit five laps adrift of the winner. During this spell, he won nine races, including the infamous Gran Premio Lotteria di Monza.
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